Cleansing bottles



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MUNSON C. CRONK, OF AUBURN, NEW YORK.

CLEANSING BOTTLES.

Specication of Letters Patent No. .6,631, dated August 7, 1849.

To all wiz-0m it may concern.' A

Be it known that I, MUNsoN C. CRoNK, of t-he cit-y of Auburn, in thecount-y of Cayuga and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulMachine for Cleansing Mineral-Vater and Beer Bottles; and I do declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in applying the principle ofhydrostatic pressure to the use and purpose of cleansing mineral waterand beer bottles.

,To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, aparticular description'of its construction and operation will be foundas follows: The main tub, C, in the annexed drawing, marked Figure 1, ismade of any size that may be required, and of brass or copper, or anyother metal, which does not corrode.

The cover or top of the same, marked, E, in Fig. l, is constructedconcave, the concavity verging downward with a hole in the center, forthe pipe or tube D, in Figs. l, and Q., to pass through, and also topermit the water running back, from the bottle, to flow into the tubagain. Cn t-he bottom of the tub, C, upon the inside, is soldered, orfastened firmly, the tube Gr, as seen in Fig. 2, of the same metal asthe tub, with the upper end of said tube or pipe open, and the sidestoward the top of said tube perforated, making the hole, H, in Fig. 2,and also another in the opposite side of the tube into which the waterflows from the tub, C. I also solder or fasten, to the side near thebottom of said tube, G, the curved pipe or tube, D, in Fig. 2, whichextends above the top or cover of the tub, three or four inches, overthe upper end of which the bottle to be cleansed is placed, as shown atD, and E, in Fig. l, and into the bottle thus placed, the heated waterfrom the tub is thrown with great force by meansof power applied to thelever A, the piston rod, B, the piston I, and the tube and pipe abovedescribed, and particularly shown in Fig. 2f

To the bottom of the tub, C, is also fastened or soldered an upright, orperpendicular metallic post, or rod, which extends above the top orcover of the tub, terminating in a square head, J, which is mortised andto which by means of a bolt,'the lever is att-ached, in a hinge form,thus making the fulcrum for the lever, A. The piston rod, B, is attachedto the lever, A, by means of a bolt, and hinge attachment at the upperend, as shown at, O, in Figs. 1, and 2, and the lower end to the piston,which is also of metal. The piston I, exactly fits, the tube G, and ismade to move easily up and down inside the said tube by means of thesaid piston rod, B, and the lever, A.

Just above the cover, or top, of the tub, C, I place a small metalliccollar, which is soldered around the small tube or pipe D, for thebottle to rest upon, as the tube D, passes up into the neck of thebottle, which collar is perforated, on two sides as seen at K, in Fig.2, so as to permit the air in the bottle to escape freely.

By means of this machine the heated water is thrown strongly up, intothe inverted bottle, easily cutting the sediment or other deposit in thebottle, and cleansing the same, which by the ordinary modes of cleansingis very difficult and ineffectual.

I/Vhat I claim as' my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The application o-f the apparatus substantially as herein set forth forthe purpose of cleansing bottles.

M. C.` CRONK.

Witnesses:

WM. ALLEN, HORACE T. COOK.

